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Piyush Goyal inaugurates 3rd Edition of National Public Procurement Conclave

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..... Piyush Goyal inaugurates 3rd Edition of National Public Procurement Conclave - News and Press Release Dated:- 5-12-2019 - News - Piyush Goyal inaugurates 3rd Edition of National Public Procurement Conclave Quality of Products and Services on GeM should never be compromised: Piyush Goyal GeM Platform be made available for Common Man: Commerce Industry Minister .....

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..... Union Minister for Commerce Industry and Railways, Piyush Goyal along with Minister of State of Commerce and Industry, Som Parkash, inaugurated the 3 rd edition of National Public Procurement Conclave in New Delhi today. The two-day conclave has been organized by Government e-Marketplace (GeM) in association with Confederation of Indian Industry (CII). GeM epitomiz .....

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..... es the speed, skill and scale which is essential in an e-marketplace platform said Piyush Goyal in his inaugural address. He further said that GeM rests on the three pillars of openness, fairness and inclusiveness and is a symbol of a truly transparent e-marketplace. Commerce and Industry Minister hoped that during this conclave a road map for the future of GeM will .....

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..... be put in place that will unify all government procurement, across all Ministries and Departments, of not only Government of India but State Governments and local bodies. He also hoped that during the two-day deliberations an actionable agenda will emerge that will facilitate work contracts in the form of tenders to be made available on the GeM portal in future. Further, he urged that, in order to .....

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..... take the GeM portal to the next level, it may be examined how to facilitate purchase from the GeM platform by contractors and sub-contractors of public sector undertakings, Ministries and Departments. Commerce and Industry Minister hoped that the target of 5 lakh crore business through the GeM platform is achieved earlier than five years and in the future GeM will a .....

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..... lso be open for the citizens of India to procure their necessities so that the common man may benefit from lower cost of products and services that are available on GeM. However, Commerce and Industry Minister cautioned that quality of products and services must never be compromised and stringent mechanism be put in place for validation of complaints against poor quality of products and services t .....

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..... hat may be available on the platform. Piyush Goyal welcomed all suggestions, from thousands of registered organizations for the two-day conclave, to make improvements in the GeM platform particularly in the process of accessing, onboarding and navigating through the platform, so that it leads to more transparency and availability of better quality of products and ser .....

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..... vices. This will enable MSMEs, women entrepreneurs and the smallest of enterprises in the remotest corner of India to onboard products and services on GeM and it will also create a level playing field that promotes fair business practices and genuine competition among buyers. Sixty-two stalls ranging from IT, electronic items, road safety equipment, security, furniture .....

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..... items, sports goods, health care, telecom, GIS solutions, home appliances and freight services have been put up for the participants and visitors to see during the two-day event. Talleen Kumar, CEO GeM and other senior officials of GeM and Department of Commerce were present on this occasion. GeM awards were also given away during the in .....

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..... augural session. Awards were given to Central Ministries, States and PSUs in categories of super buyer, rising buyer and most compliant buyer (payments). Sellers were also awarded under super seller, seller with most orders, super seller (MSME), seller with most orders (MSME) and most promising startup categories. Click here for details of awards given: .....

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